Non-refillable bottle



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No} 03,235, Patented A r. 2 1898.

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GEORGEI-IIGHFIELD, OF SORANTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 603,235, dated April 26, 1898.

Application filed August 26 1896.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE HIGHFIELD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Scranton, in the county of Lackawanna and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in antirefilling bottles; and it consists of certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, all of which will be hereinafter more particularly set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 represents a central vertical sect-ion through a bottle having my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 represents a side elevation of my improved antirefilling bottle, and Fig. 3 represents a detail perspective view of the upper valve of my said device.

A in the drawings represents the bottle, B the ordinary cork or stopper, and O my improved antirefilling device. This device comprises a sleeve 0, preferably of glass or porcelain and formed with a central vertical passage c, the opposite ends of which terminate in conical seats 0 and c ,resp'ectively, a recess 0 being formed above the seat 0 to accommodate the movements of a valve 0 mounted upon said seat 0 The upperend of the said sleeve 0 is provided with an annular supporting and attaching flange 0 A. hollow cap D, provided with an annular flange d, is secured to said flange c by means of pins 0 of silver or other suitable material, which pass through said flanges, respectively. This cap D is provided with a plurality of lateral passages d, whereby the liquid may escape from within said cap. It will be observed that by means of these lateral passages of the cap D there is no chance of a tool being inserted within said cap to move the valve. The said valve 0 comprises a conical valve proper and pendent guides 0 composed of a number of radiating wings, the outer edges of which are adapted to engage the walls of the passage 0, and thus guide the valve in its Serial No. 604,026. (No model.)

vertical reciprocations without in any wise interfering with the perfect flow of liquid through said passage 0.

A silk cord or wire 0 connects the lower end of the valve 0 with a spherical stop 0 which is adapted to be seated in the conical seatc when'the bottle is turned in an inverted position. The upper portion of this spherical stop 0 is preferably fluted, as at 0 to permit theliquid to flow from the bottle past it while'it is seated in its conical seat. The principal office of this stop 0 is to limit the valve 0 in its movements and also to reseat said valve when the bottle is turned back to its normal position after being tipped todischarge its contents;

Inclined passages c are formed in the walls of said sleeve 0, so that the contents of the bottle may pass into the passage 0 without passing by the stop 0 which greatly assists in the discharge of liquid when said stop is seated. These passages may be omitted, if so desired, causing the entire discharge from the bottle to be made through the flutes of the stop c ".v The said stop 0 may be made plain and the entire discharge caused to pass through said passages 0 The outside of the said sleeve 0 is provided with a plurality of annular beads 0 The office of these beads is-to securely hold a cork packing E in position upon said sleeve 0. When the said cork packing E is applied to the said sleeve 0, its upper end will rest firmly against the flange 0 thereby preventing the said sleeve from being pushed through the cork down into the bottle. The said cork packing is also of suf ficient thickness to project beyond the periphery of the said flange c and to enter an annular groove (1, formed in the neck of the bottle. A bead a is formed in said. groove a to assist in retaining the cork packing therein. After this device has once been sprung down into the neck of the bottle it cannot be removed without destroying or permanently injuring the same.

The operation of the device is as follows: Upon the bottle being tipped to discharge its contents the valve 0 will fall from off its seat and the liquid will pass through the passage 0, the apertures d in the cap d, and out of the neck of the bottle. Upon the bottle being restored to its normal position the weight of the stop 0 will reseat the valve 0 and prevent any backflow of liquid into the bottle.

It will thus be observed that the bottle is provided with means that absolutely prevents its being refilled by unauthorized persons after its contents have once been discharged.

I prefer to make the several parts of my antirefilling device of glass, porcelain, or other similar material which is unaffected by the action of liquors and will not become impregnated with the odors or essence of the same.

The packing E is preferably constructed of cork, but may be formed of rubber or of any other light elastic material.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In an antirefilling bottle, the combination with a bottle proper having a groove with an- GEORGE IIIGIIFIELD.

Witnesses:

E. J. WALSH, J. F. LAVIS. 

